Link to USGS Home Page

METHODS FOR SAMPLING AND INORGANIC ANALYSIS OF COAL
U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1823

Edited by D.W. Golightly and F.O. Simon


Table 33. Organically bound sulfur in coal by indirect method

  Organic Sulfur Concentration (percent)
Standard Accepteda Measuredb nb
771 0.56 0.55 ± 0.03 (4)
772 0.75 0.69     (1)
774 0.49 0.48 ± 0.03 (3)
775 0.45 0.53 ± 0.03 (3)
780 1.19 1.27 ± 0.08 (3)
782 1.93 1.76 ± 0.18 (3)
aSource: Accepted organic sulfur concentrations are from Alpha Resources, Inc. (1985).
bOrganic sulfur concentrations measured by difference in U.S. Geological Survey laboratories. Values shown for each coal standard are the arithmetic mean and standard deviation for n measurements, where n is the number in parentheses.
PREVIOUS

[ Contents | Coal Quality CD ]


Created by the EERT WWW Staff.

[an error occurred while processing this directive]